你可是威风了
“Yes, you were.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't remember that. Was I that remarkable?”
你 可是威风了
“Yes, you were.”
老管家
“And the old steward”
“Look at you acting all grand and powerful.”
Pointing out someone's sudden grandeur using 'weifeng' is a classic Chinese way to tease peers or younger masters without real malice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly / certainly (emphatic adverbial usage)
Used before verbs or adjectives to add strong emphasis to an observation.
imposing / commanding / having prestige
Can describe genuine grandeur or be used ironically to tease someone acting self-important.
Marks a change of state and intensifies the exclamation of the observation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What happened to all that swagger?”
“That's the real person.”
“You're seriously reckless.”
“you can't go back on your words.”
“You'll suffer then.”
“You really need to take care of yourself.”